This Year's Farm Party: A Butcher's Dinner & Barn Dance!
This year we are pleased as punch to be offering a fancified version of our annual farm party!
In collaboration with a project through Renewing the Countryside, the Sustainable Farming Association, and the Minnesota Farmers Union to promote and expand agritourism opportunities through local on-farm events, we’ve been able to partner with the talented butcher Brian Merkel of Yker Acres and the chefs of Baptism River Barbecue Co. to create a full-fledged, farm-to-table community event!
3-5pm Local Farmers Market
4-5pm Regenerative Farm Tour
5pm Cocktail Hour and Farmer Chat
5:30pm Butcher’s Dinner
7-10pm Barn Dance featuring Heartbreak Affair
Farmers Market
An afternoon of learning and fun will start with a farmers market featuring the wares and products of local farmers such as beeswax candles, tallow lotions, herb salts and teas, wool crafts, apple cider, produce, and cottage foods. Kids activities and games will keep the little ones busy while you meet area farmers and shop for goods.
Regenerative Farm Tour
The market will be followed by an immersive soil health talk and regenerative farm tour. You will traverse the pastures to meet the cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens of Medicine Creek Farm while learning about rotational grazing practices, beneficial microbes, carbon sequestration, and livestock guardian dogs.
Cocktail Hour & Farmer Chat
We’ll then host a cocktail hour while we prepare our family style meal. Mingle with guests, chat with the farmers, and enjoy the scenery while enjoying locally sourced beverages selected by Libation Project.
Butcher's Dinner
Settle into a rustic dinner featuring cured pork, barbecued lamb, farmstead brick oven bread, cheese and Jersey-cow butter, herbaceous condiments, and organic salads and sides. Prepared in collaboration with Y-ker Acres butcher Brian Merkel and Baptism River Barbecue Co with locally-sourced ingredients. Full drink service will be graciously provided by Libation Project featuring drinks and wine from local and natural producers with non-alcoholic options available.
Barn Dance
Following dinner, the hayloft will be hopping with the two-stepping sounds of Jason’s classic country band Heartbreak Affair as we revive the tradition of the old-fashioned barn dance.
Tickets
Tickets are being offered on a sliding scale, with an additional discount code available to fellow farmers (reach out if that’s you!). Ticket prices cover all activities including cocktail hour and dinner drinks (both alcohol and NA). A cash bar will also be available after dinner. Tickets for kids 12 and under are free. There are a limited number of tickets available so clear your schedule and nab yours today!